Pedestrian killed along Portland's Northeast Glisan Street

A six-block stretch of Northeast Glisan Street was closed after a 29-year-old woman was struck and killed by an SUV, Portland police said Tuesday.

Police were called at 5:59 p.m. to the 7900 block of Northeast Glisan Street Northeast on reports that the female pedestrian had been struck by a 1985 Chevy Blazer while in a crosswalk. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 24-year-old female driver remained at the scene and an investigation is ongoing. No citations have been issued and the identities of the people involved have not been released.

Police temporarily closed Northeast Glisan between 74th and 80th avenues for an investigation.